TABLE 3.

Admission clinical data for 79 adults without TBM

Variable	No. (%) or median (range)
Male sex	48 (60.7)
Age (yr)	37 (15-75)
HIV infection	8 (10)
Duration of symptoms before treatment (days)	10 (5-27)
Vol of CSF (ml)	3.5 (0.5-10)
CSF opening pressure (cm of H2O)	21 (8-40)
CSF total white cells (103/ml)	780 (5-3050)
% Neutrophils	35 (0-95)
% Lymphocytes	62 (10-100)
CSF protein (mg/dl)	125 (66-230)
CSF lactate (mmol/liter)	3.8 (1.6-12.0)
CSF chloride (mmol/liter)	114 (93-125)
CSF/blood glucose ratio	0.35 (0.10-0.55)